While driving in the car with me recently, my 8 year-old daughter told me casually what makes a good friend. These were her words: “All it takes to be a good friend is kindness, generosity, and sweetness from the heart.” This same child made up a club with her friends, and here are the rules for their club:
1. No fighting
2. Everyone is allowed to join
3. Listen to everyone’s ideas
4. Be fair
5. Be honest
Take this recipe for how to be a good friend and the rules of her club, and apply them to almost any situation you can think of in the world. Doesn’t this seem like a recipe for successful interactions among human beings? Imagine for a moment what the world would look like if everyone lived by this little girl’s wisdom….
